<p>I already took 3 SAT 2s (Chinese, Math2c, Chemistry)</p>
<p>that would fulfill all the requirements I would need for college already.
so would there be any point for me to take the Nov. Physics test or should I just spend the study time on my Early Action Essays?</p>
<p>If you know the material you don't need up to 24hrs to study for the Physics test, but if you are able, there's no harm in going for it. It never hurts to go beyond the minimum as it only makes you more competitive. I also took three [Phy, Math2, USH] and went on to take French a month later. I'm sure you can always find time for the essays. You've got several months till nov.</p>
<p>Are you Chinese? Because that won't look as good if one of your home languages happens to be the subject you took a 'test' on. Take the Physics test if you are.</p>
<p>hha i'm in the same situation right now. I've done three but I'm considering physics in oct</p>
<p>all the colleges i apply to requires 2 (one math and one science) i took chinese sophomore year as back up
those colleges who do require 3 often want them to be different subjects so Physics will be in the same group as Chem and i know i am not taking history or lit / etc</p>
<p>i took a practice test a month ago and got 780 without studying/and a year of not touching physics, so if i study a lil i should get 800, but iono if there is a point if i already have three 800 in SAT2s</p>
<p>english is my second language, it is only fair if i get credit for speaking chinese for 11 years before starting english. i mean you all get to take the SAT 1 in your "home language" , talk about fairness</p>
<p>Taking more SAT IIs does not make you more competitive. If you are happy with the scores you've got, there's no point in taking any more.</p>
<p>If you have good scores don't take more.</p>
<p>You'd just be wasting your money. SAT2's aren't really that important anyway.</p>
<p>Most schools require minimum 2 SAT II. Math 2c is generally required and one humanity. If you are applying to Engineering or science related major, chemistry, biology or physics would be good also. But it's not necessary to take 4+ because most students will also take APs too.</p>
<p>AP scores are not meant for admission (the CommonApp does not even have a space to list AP scores; at least they did not last year). When a college says that they want two SAT IIs, it doesn't care whether you take 2 or 6. </p>
<p>I have an interesting link for you guys:
<a href="http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml</a></p>
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People make a big deal about test scores. No one seems to believe me when I tell them that when I'm reading an application, I just glance at the test scores to get a sense of them before moving on to the more important parts of the application -- that is, who you are.
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A student with "the magic 1600" is not implicitly better to us than a student with "the spellbinding 1400."
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OK, that's just MIT and it's about the SAT and not the SAT IIs, but I think you guys take tests way to seriously.</p>
<p>I think it's best to check each school's requirement carefully. Stanford requires 2, but if you are taking a math test they prefer it to be II C. Princeton requires 3, if you are applying for engineering they want Physics or Chemistry and a Math. </p>
<p>Every school is different. Some schools put more emphasis on SAT than others. One can't draw conclusion that just because MIT looks beyond SAT score then other top tier schools do also.</p>
<p>My mistake on the APs. My D listed them on her resume.</p>
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<p>Actually, that's not true unless you're applying to a science or math-oriented school. Most schools just want two tests in different subject areas; Math I can suffice, and some kids do very well without taking the Math test at all.</p>
<p>For OP, if you have three good scores there is no reason to take anymore; having an extra high score really does not make a difference but at some places taking another and getting a low score could be considered. Only a few colleges require three IIs and the rest that require IIs require only two. Having math IIC and chemistry already covers what you need even to meet special requirements of engineering at any college requiring IIs. </p>
<p>As to some things mentioned above, Stanford does not actually require IIs but highly recommends them and recommends that one of the them be math IIc. Math I works for many colleges requiring IIs (even their science and engineering programs) but the UCs do not accept math I -- if you submit a math to the UCs (and you are not required to submit a math) it must be the IIc.</p>
<p>My D actually did not decide which schools she wanted to apply to until Dec, and I think that's the case with many students. She was told by her school to take at least 3 SAT IIs, and to include math IIc. At the end it was a good advise because it gave my D better options of applying to some schoosl last minute.</p>
<p>I think this is all about keeping your options open. If you took math IIC, (one chem, bio, or physics), and (one English, foreign language..) then you could meet most school's requirements. Why take math I C when II C would suffice for all schools. I think if you took all science related SAT IIs then you are too lopsided if you want to apply to A&S. Same if you don't take at least one science SAT IIs, then it would be hard to apply to engineering or math/science related schools. Our strategy was to take minimum number of tests to satisfy majority of schools' requirements.</p>
<p>My d took a slightly different tack - she absolutely refused to take Math 2. I mentioned "options" and she said that if a school required Math 2, it was the wrong school for her (strictly a social sciences/arts/humanities type kid).</p>
<p>thanks, i guess i have enough</p>
<p>"SAT2's aren't really that important anyway."</p>
<p>uhhh.........YES THEY ARE</p>